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Re: Compatibility Issues With Windows Files



Dan Ritter  <dsr@tao.merseine.nu> wrote:
>On Tue, Oct 04, 2011 at 01:32:39PM -0400, RiverWind wrote:
>> When attempting to extract "rar" files in either Linux or Unix, the
>> file naming protocol seems to be a very crucial issue. To wit,
>> should a file be fraught with open spaces, many Unix and Linux
>> utilities will not work, because it seems that MS-Windows allows
>> for blank spaces within file names, whereas Dos, Linux and Unix do
>> not. This would seem to be the case from my personal point of view
>> based upon recent experience.
>
>Use quotes.

Then go and read a good book on basic shell usage, e.g.,
http://www.linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php
which I have reviewed and would recommend to those new to Linux/Unix.



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